Ask System for current DialogColor, FontName, FontSize ??

dbach · 17th October 2008, 07:34

Hi there,

we need some settings of our current platform. We need the DialogColor, the FontName and the FontSize. We tried to search these values in the registry but failed.
We also started with System::Call commands but after 3 hours we surrendered.

Is there a pro which can tell us how to get these values? We want to build a webpage with the current systemsettings (Font,Size,ColorOfBackground)?

Thanks you very much.

Best regards,
dbach

dbach · 17th October 2008, 08:22

We found out that we need to use GetStockObject (gdi32) but we don't know how to call it to get the var.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533223(VS.85).aspx

Any ideas?

Anders · 17th October 2008, 10:35

System::Call "gdi32::GetStockObject(i SomeNumberHere)i.r0
...but, GetStockObject is the wrong way to do this, to get a color you call GetSysColor or GetSysColorBrush. To get the font, you call SystemParametersInfo with NONCLIENTMETRICS

17th October 2008, 07:34	#1
dbach Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Somewhere in Germany Posts: 81	Ask System for current DialogColor, FontName, FontSize ?? Hi there, we need some settings of our current platform. We need the DialogColor, the FontName and the FontSize. We tried to search these values in the registry but failed. We also started with System::Call commands but after 3 hours we surrendered. Is there a pro which can tell us how to get these values? We want to build a webpage with the current systemsettings (Font,Size,ColorOfBackground)? Thanks you very much. Best regards, dbach

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17th October 2008, 08:22	#2
dbach Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Somewhere in Germany Posts: 81	We found out that we need to use GetStockObject (gdi32) but we don't know how to call it to get the var. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533223(VS.85).aspx Any ideas?